Xeon Gold 6558Q vs E7-8867 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	192	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.65	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	no data
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$414	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	32	64
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	8	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2015	1 October 2023
Threads	32	64
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

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